UCLA Center for East Asian Studies
China Film Awards, 2000
The Chinese Flower Festival is an annual event. In November 2000 it was held in Nanning, the capital of Guangxi Province. Film industry professionals select Golden Rooster awardees and the Hundred Flowers Awards are determined by a popular vote conducted by a movie magazine.
The Chinese Golden Rooster Film Awards
These awards have been given since 1981.
Best film: A Life and Death Decision (aka: The Choice 生死抉择)
The Road Home 我的父亲母亲
Soaring into the Sky (aka: Sudden Appearance 横空出世)Best actor: Chen Daoming 陈道明 (My 1919 我的一九一九) Best actress: Gong Li 巩俐 (Breaking the Silence 漂亮妈妈) Best director: Zhang Yimou 张艺谋 (The Road Home 我的父亲母亲)
Chen Guoxing (Soaring into the Sky 横空出世)The Hundred Flowers Film Awards
The monthly magazine Popular Cinema 《大众电影》began polling readers for this award in 1962. On March 3, 2000, the China Daily reported that popular interest in this award had declined dramatically. In 1989, 2.3 million people cast ballots for their favorite films and artists. In 1999 only 30,000 people voted -- including votes cast via the internet. Several publications have noted the steady decline of the Chinese film industry. A decade ago it was producing 150-200 films a year but now turns out only 100 films -- which are mostly ignored by the dwindling number of Chinese theater-goers. There are many reasons for the decline including increasing competition from other entertainment, the challenge of piracy, and often sterile product. Recently, some theaters have dramatically slashed ticket prices and attendance has picked up. Voting for the Hundred Flowers Awards has shot up. According to China Daily (Nov. 23, 2000), about 600,000 votes were cast, including 107,897 via the internet.
Best film: The Road Home 我的父亲母亲 (Zhang Yimou, dir.)
Grief Over the Yellow River 黄河绝恋 (Feng Xiaoning, dir.)
National Anthem 国歌 (Wu Ziniu, dir.)Best actor: Pan Changjiang (I Love You 明天我爱你) Best actress: Zhang Ziyi 章子怡 (The Road Home) Best director: Zhang Yimou (The Road Home) Award information from the Xinhua News Agency 新华社, Nov. 22, 2000.
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